Ozzy Osbourne enjoyed a close relationship with all his children but admitted Kelly was his favourite.
Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2023, the Black Sabbath singer discussed being a grandfather to Kelly’s son Sidney who she shares with Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson.
Ozzy, who died on July 22 aged 76, had three children with his wife Sharon – Aimee, 40, Kelly, 39 and Jack, 38.
Before that, Ozzy adopted his first wife, Thelma Mayfair’s son from a previous marriage, Elliot Kingsley, who is now aged 57.
They also had two children together: Louis and his older sister, Jessica Osbourne, who is an actress who appeared in Better Call Saul.
Ozzy Osbourne enjoyed a close relationship with all his children but admitted Kelly was his favourite
After Ozzy’s death, Kelly uploaded a super sweet video of the two of them which saw a very touching father-daughter moment, as they danced and sang together in the car
Speaking about Kelly’s son, he said: ‘I can already see what’s he gonna be like. He’s gonna be a real proper little boy, poking sticks and setting fire to things. Just like I was!
‘We get on great, and it’s just f***ing wonderful. I never had a chance to see much of my kids growing up because I was always on the road. But being at home has allowed me to do that as a grandad, and little Sid is just f***ing great. He really is.
‘It’s been the making of Kelly too. If I’ve got a favourite kid, it’s Kelly.’
He was asked: ‘Are Jack and Aimee aware of that?’
And he replied: ‘Oh, they know it! Me and Kelly, we’re like two peas in a pod!’
Kelly and Ozzy shared many playful and heartwarming moments together over the years, many of which were documented on their MTV reality show The Osbournes.
In one clip from the show, Ozzy comforted Kelly when she was nervous to go on MTV music show Total Request Live in the early noughties.
‘I’m really nervous,’ she said backstage. ‘I hope I don’t trip and then land on my face or something… I know, I can’t say f**k, I have to behave myself.’
Ozzy and Kelly were then seen on TLR together with the rocker putting an arm around his clearly nervous daughter
In one throwback clip, Kelly sat backstage with Ozzy as he tried on a black outfit with dramatic tasselled sleeves
Another resurfaced clip from the show saw Kelly unveiling a small heart tatoo on her hip to Ozzy
In another clip from the show, Ozzy spoke about his then teenage daughter’s tendency to throw tantrums which he called ‘wobblers’
‘You can’t say what?’ Ozzy said as Kelly sat on his lap.
‘I learned from you daddy,’ she said.
‘You learned from the best baby,’ he said and gave her a kiss.
Ozzy and Kelly were then seen on TLR together with the rocker putting an arm around his clearly nervous daughter.
Another resurfaced clip from the show saw Kelly unveiling a small heart tatoo on her hip to Ozzy.
Sitting in their living room, Jack hinted at Kelly’s new tattoo to which she said: ‘That’s not fair, you promised you wouldn’t say anything.’
‘What? Oh, Kelly. What, you got a tattoo? Where?’ Ozzy asked.
Kelly then showed it to him to which Ozzy said: ‘You’ve got that there for the rest of your f*****g life. It’ll break your mum’s heart.’
In another clip from the show, Ozzy spoke about his then teenage daughter’s tendency to throw tantrums which he called ‘wobblers’.
‘Ever since Kelly was born, she has what we call a wobbler. It’s kind of like a freak out. Over nothing! She’s had a wobbler everyday,’ he said and did an impression of her screaming.
After Ozzy’s death, Kelly uploaded a super sweet video of the two of them which saw a very touching father-daughter moment, as they danced and sang together in the car.
The clip, taken from the 2018 series of Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour, saw Kelly behind the wheel of a huge HGV vehicle which was their mode of transport for the trip.
As Ozzy, who was dressed very smartly in a navy blazer, black T-shirt, trilby hat and sunglasses stepped into the vehicle, Kelly said: ‘I’ve got this song in my head, I’m gonna have to play it for you.’
With George Ezra’s ‘Paradise’ blaring out of the speakers, Kelly begins to sing along, with Ozzy looking bemused as he hears the hit for the first time.
However as the chorus comes on, Ozzy cracks a smile and the pair start dancing in their seats, moving their arms and about and shaking their shoulders.
Modelling some black nail polish like a pro, Ozzy can be seen moving his hands from side to side and pointing to the sky as the song continues.
As Kelly drives off to start their journey, she can be heard saying: ‘I love you’ with Ozzy replying ‘I love you more.’
This super sweet video of the two of them take from 2018’s Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour saw a very touching father-daughter moment, as they danced and sang together in the car
Ozzy was born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham in 1948, and dropped out of school at the age of 15.
After serving two months in prison for burglary, he decided to pursue his love of music and by 1970 Black Sabbath had gained a huge following in the US and UK with the release of their first album.
Ozzy quit the band in 1978 and divorced his first wife Thelma Mayfair, who he had two children with, four years later, amid his ongoing substance abuse problems.
He went on to marry second wife Sharon Osbourne, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together.
Ozzy gained a whole new audience of fans with the family’s reality TV show The Osbournes in 2001.
He is survived by his wife Sharon and his five children, Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly and Jack.
The music legend, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, married his second wife Sharon Osbourne, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together (pictured together in 2017)
Kelly, Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne pictured at the Grammy Awards in 2014
The final photograph of him before his death was taken on stage as he sat on a black throne aptly decorated with a bat to perform his best-known hits for his loyal fans
The statement announcing Ozzy’s death was signed by four of his children, and it remains a mystery why his two other children, Jessica and Elliot, were snubbed from the family tribute.
It is unclear if they will release their own public statements, as both remain largely out of the spotlight.
Jessica was the one who made Ozzy a grandparent for the first time, and despite never appearing in The Osbournes’ TV show, she was mentioned in the episode ‘Smells Like Teen Spirits,’ when Ozzy learned that she had welcomed a daughter.
Jessica has two daughters, Isabelle and Kitty, and one son called Harry.
Meanwhile, not much is known about Elliot Kingsley as he tends to keep out of the spotlight with no public social media accounts.
He now lives in Wellington, New Zealand with his wife Joanne Crawford, who is originally from Scotland, where the couple lived before jetting abroad.
Ozzy took to the stage for his farewell concert at Villa Park Stadium in his native Birmingham less than three weeks before his death.
The rocker reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time since 2005 to bid an emotional farewell to his decades of performing live on stage.
After selling out in minutes, over 42,000 fans packed into Villa Park for the aptly-titled Back to the Beginning show, which saw Ozzy and Black Sabbath return to their hometown – 56 years after they formed there.
The final photograph of him before his death was taken on stage as he sat on a black throne aptly decorated with a bat to perform his best-known hits for his loyal fans.
His final words on stage were: ‘It’s the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.’
A message on screen then read: ‘Thank you for everything, you guys are f***ing amazing. Birmingham Forever,’ before the sky lit up with fireworks.
